Howdy, folks. Brand new to the forum and maybe will be brand new to Jag ownership in the near future.

I have a question about the Caviar metallic color. I'm looking at a '11 XF SC used online that has this color. (only 4k miles and only about 4 months into ownership so still alot of warranty...asking price is $51k...has the Barley/Truffle interior) I wanted to get some thoughts on how you who have this color like it long term. I have mixed feelings on just internet photos and have not had an opportunity to see it live.

Obviously, I know this comes down to a personal preference type issue but I would like to hear some thoughts.

Another similar car is in the Lunar Gray Metallic with the London Tan seats and has 1k miles with an asking price of $52k

Thanks for your input. Any other thougths you want to throw out there are greatly appreciated. I want to be able to get input from folks who own Jags before I drop $50k on one.

If anyone has thoughts on if either of these are reasonably good deals I'd like to hear about that also.

Have a great day.

 

Pick the colors you like. Some info on the price might be helpful. I paid 55k for a 2011 SC with no additional options in May of this year, brand new. You should be able to get either of those for under 50k for sure. Ask for the in service date (when the warranty started to run). Only '11's have a five year,50k warranty.

 

Agree with Jaguny on the pricing. Low mileage (~20,000 miles) '10 SCs with Certified Preowned Warranties in excellent condition can be had for roughly $40K or a shade under; you should be paying between $45K-$50K for a '11. There have been several threads on this in the past few weeks you might want to linger through.

Caviar is not to my taste, but I'm sure others will disagree. Buy what you like and will get long term enjoyment from.

Cheers,

- Will

 

Caviar is stunning. The first time I saw that colour was during my factory tour at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. I am not a fan of dark colours and prefer blue, green or white. However, my next Jaguar (F Type?) will be caviar with tan coloured (barley?) leather. Beautiful.

 

I just spent 8 hrs over the last two days detailing my 2011 Caviar Metallic XF and it looks awesome. Wash,Strip wax, claybar, wash, polish and 2 coats of wax. Now if it would stop raining I clould take it out of the garage and take a picture although I did have it out of the garage yesterday after the first coat of wax and it looked great in the sunlight. There are so many colors that it changes to depending on the light and angle. I had originally been looking for gray but fell in love with the Caviar Metallic and I am very happy with my choice.

A big factor for me was also that it is a unique color with not many on the road.

 

Thanks for all of the information. I have made a purchase and my dealings can be found in the thread "Weekend Testdrive"

Thanks for all of the help!